Alvar Aalto, a leading figure in modernist architecture, envisioned the Paimio Sanatorium as more than a functional response ...

Yet, the principles of functionality and adaptability embedded in modernist architecture laid the groundwork for what we now recognize as sustainable practices. From Le Corbusier's rooftop gardens ...

Alvar Aalto was a Finnish architect and interior designer, widely regarded as one of the forebears of Nordic Modernism. He was born on February 3, 1898 in Kuortane, Finland and studied at the Helsinki ...

It is near-impossible to talk about Finnish architecture without touching on the work of modernist Alvar Aalto. His design for Finlandia Hall, a large concert and congress venue in Helsinki’s Töölö ...

What's special about this pool is its location, with a view of a giant Ferris wheel, an office building designed by renowned architect Alvar Aalto and the harbour promenade. The pool is located ...

which was originally designed by Finnish designer and architect Alvar Aalto in 1971. Arkkitehdit NRT aimed to restore Finlandia Hall, which reopens tomorrow, in a way that was respectful to Aalto ...